Quote Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie View Post
Wenger does have free reign, he can do what he likes. And that is unprecedented in managerial terms, a manager is always vaguely answerable to someone. And know I don't think a manager coming in would like that, even managers like a structure....they will want to know they have the clubs support not the keys tossed at them "do what you like as long as we finish 4th".
That's not an atmosphere I believe any manager will want to join, the responsibility and authority Wenger has far exceeds anything Ferguson had at United, and it's a strong indicator of a leaderless club....a club that as long as the bottom line looks ok does not give a fuck about what is going on in the football sense and will take the same laisse faire approach to a new manager.
Unless there is both incentive and pressure to deliver, it's not an environment one can succeed in.
Pressure can come from within, the top managers put pressure on themselves to succeed, that's what makes them top managers, Wenger is content with losing as long as he makes himself and the club money so there's no pressure from anywhere for him.

A new manager would invariably come into a different setup than Wenger is use to, the only reason it is how it is for Wenger is that he's been here longer than anyone else, he's made his own rules and set his own role, none of the people who were there when he started are there anymore.